The Grenada gazette., 1887-10-01
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BILE heroes and conquerors.

cotton futures!'
1t was big thing for Cottonvillc.
But the young Napoleon took it quiet
". He was not surprised. he said to
his inquiring friends. He had felt
certain that he would make q ten
strike.
Il am of for New York." said
Strong. the next day after the intelli-
gence of his good fortune had reached
him. Goodbye, old fellow"
''But when are you coming backp"
! asked. holding him by the hand.
'Oh, I don't know. l can't very
we'll say at present."
There is Varinar' exclaimed, "Ah,
! see. After your return there will be
= wedding"
Don't bother me with that subject
now," snapped my friend. my head
is full Of important business matters
and I must 60 to New York. There is
no way out Of it. 1t is all right with
Varina. OF course ! am coming home
as soon as possibly can, but have
an opportunity Of getting on the inside
in Wall street. and l must CO."
Getting on the inside?"
"Yes, Isaid so. But you kow nothing
about speculation and care less. Imean
just this: I have some friends there who
will put me up to something that will
pay better than any of my past VENT
ures."
my dear friend" urged, "why
not let we'll alone. With your present
start you will soon be the richest man
in Cottonville."
'In Cottonville!' he sncered.
"There, never mind that. l like the
town and am coming back. Good
bye"
People shook their heads at first. In
few weeks their suspicious were con-
firmed. Strong had plunged into the
very vortex of the speculative mael-
strom in Wall street. and it was not
long before we heard that he had made
another lucky hit.
Strong is phe nomenal genius In
his way" said Banker Jones to me
one day. HE reads human nature at
a 81 ancc, and can adapt himself to any
class of men. have no doubt that he
is as much at home among the New
York capitalists as if he had been one
of them always And no will impress
them, too, just as he impressed people
here"
l ventured to express doubt.
"You are mistaken" said Jones'
"Havv you never noticed a few rare
men who seem to have nothing in COM
mon with Tho people around them
men who, from their birth. are cosmo-
politan by nature, with nothing pro-
vincial about them? Strong is such a
man. A stranger could not tell from
his appearance and conversation what
part of tho country he Is identified
with. In New York, San Francisco or
New Orleans, he would be at homo.
1t is only here, where he was born.
that he appears to be altogether differ
ent from his fellows"
Banker Jones was something of
philosopher. and had to yield to him.
I saw Varina every day. Sometimes
l was at the post-ofiice when she called
for her mail, and I was always well
pleased to sec her bend her pretty
head and hurry off with white en-
velop, bearing the New York post
mark, and addressed in the hand
writing so we'll known to me.
1t was nearly a year before Strong
returned, and then it was only on a
flying visit A special car bearing
some Of the biggest railway magnates
in the country passed through. Strong
was with the party, but he left it, and
spent half a day at his old home. He
was wi tn Varina most Of the time and
l saw him only moment.
"No changes. I see," said lie. in q
curt, business-like way, mot house
painted, and not q hammer has been
heard since left. Every thing is just
the same"
"varina, tooP" ! suggested.
Eyes, VarinA too" he replied.
.'Poor little thing. Do you know she
lacks forco Of characterp'
Il think nothing Of the kind" l an
swered. shortly; ''she certainly has a
great deal Of patience under trying
circumstances. and there is some force
Of character In that.
Strong's eyes fell, and he gave me a
parting clasp Of the hand. H. had to
rejoin the railway kings at their next
1t was hard to tear
away. but 1t could not bo
helped.
His visit could not have been very
satisfactory to varina for from that
time l saw change in her Her face
began to have weary sad look.
and she plodded ON with her school
work, withdrawing herself almost en-.
tirely from society. She still received
N.. Wall l,,,k thn, =, nrn